Midlife 814 Report post Posted April 11, 2013 Apparently, many of you here know of me, because I keep getting referrals for wiring harness refurbishments. I'm not here to hawk my products, but I can answer almost any electrical question these old beasts have. I may even have some of my own questions for you from time to time. At any rate, I'm Midlife, aka Randy Jacobson, owner of Midlife Harness Restorations. The '69 model is the most popular harness to work on, accounting for 35% of all vintage Mustang years. Number 2 year in popularity is the 1970. I figured I might as well join the forum specializing in the most popular year Mustang, eh? Randy http://midlife66.com/harnesses Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
69RavenConv 286 Report post Posted April 11, 2013 Welcome. It's nice to have you pop in and, yes, your reputation precedes you. There's no shortage of harness questions around here so it'll be nice to have you check in from time to time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prayers1 153 Report post Posted April 11, 2013 Welcome aboard. You were a big help to me on one of my issues! Thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SELLERSRODSHOP 13 Report post Posted April 11, 2013 you guys be nice to midlife! he's got a curse he can send you over the net if you don't...:eek: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GT350 16 Report post Posted April 11, 2013 hi randy welcome i will be needing a few more harness shortly .javed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skidmarky 50 Report post Posted April 11, 2013 Great...there goes the neighborhood....jk, Randy restored a harness for me, I highly recommend his services! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grabber70Mach 107 Report post Posted April 12, 2013 Apparently, many of you here know of me, because I keep getting referrals for wiring harness refurbishments. I'm not here to hawk my products, but I can answer almost any electrical question these old beasts have. I may even have some of my own questions for you from time to time. At any rate, I'm Midlife, aka Randy Jacobson, owner of Midlife Harness Restorations. The '69 model is the most popular harness to work on, accounting for 35% of all vintage Mustang years. Number 2 year in popularity is the 1970. I figured I might as well join the forum specializing in the most popular year Mustang, eh? Randy http://midlife66.com/harnesses Hi Randy, Welcome aboard. :1eye::beta1::red_indian::alucard: you guys be nice to midlife! he's got a curse he can send you over the net if you don't...:eek: If they only knew Steve, If they only knew. :boat::eek::devil::gunsmilie: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike65 475 Report post Posted April 12, 2013 Welcome aboard Randy. You have my old underdash harness from my 69 Coupe. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlife 814 Report post Posted April 12, 2013 Sellerrodshop wants to blame his shed burning down on me...I swear, I was with someone else's wife at the time! *G* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Burn 14 Report post Posted April 12, 2013 Welcome Randy! Randy restored my under dash harness back in 2010 and did a outstanding job. :thumbup: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MustangChuck 16 Report post Posted April 12, 2013 Welcome to the forum, Midlife! It's great to see you here! Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hoover 12 Report post Posted April 21, 2013 Welcome to the forum. Now if you can convince the car magazines and parts suppliers that the 69 is the most common, followed by the 70. Most car rags think 65 to 68. Then miraculously the new generation. I had to get that off my chest. Thank you for providing us car junkies a place to update wiring. Don't want my ride to go up in smoke. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maxum96 32 Report post Posted April 21, 2013 Randy, welcome to 69Stang.com I'm one of Randy's customers. I got a harness from him for my 70. It was everything he promised it would be. I also got a nice wiring chart from Randy for a 70 harness. Randy's customer service is second to none. I would not hesitate to buy from Randy again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fordrevhead 29 Report post Posted April 21, 2013 Welcome! Yes I see you over on VMF as well. Will be great to have your knowledge here! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Junior2561 10 Report post Posted April 21, 2013 i might have to hit you up for your services. I just pulled my underdash harness out and it needs some love. Great to know you're here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
06minx09 10 Report post Posted April 21, 2013 Welcome!! Good to know You are here! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlife 814 Report post Posted April 22, 2013 Wow...such nice words from everyone. (You'll each be getting the $20 bill I promised in the mail soon, so keep watching the mailbox!) I've got miscellaneous connectors, small sub-harnesses, and other stuff if you need it. Junior2561: I'd love to help you and your harness out. PM me when you're ready to send it in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TexasEd 188 Report post Posted April 23, 2013 Welcome, I may need some advice on how to deal with my headlight wiring when I get there. I also bought a repro ignition wiring harness because of the (unnecessary) cuts that were in my original someone made to add a lead for the electric choke on the carburetor. If you could use the original I can send it to you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
69gmachine 15 Report post Posted April 23, 2013 (edited) Welcome Randy. Can you put together custom harnesses? I have a heavily modified cougar XR-7 underdash harness that I originally bought because it had a tach and a lot of cool options such as the door ajar circuit (I ran the door ajar signal to the "OIL" idiot light). I also tied the parking brake to the existing "BRAKE SYSTEM" idiot light so I can actually get some use from it. The problem is I had to splice all the wires to the gauge cluster in order to reach and with all the splices it's a PITA to make everything fit with the AC ducts in place. I recently sent my tach out to be converted to a 3 wire so I no longer need the factory underdash tach harness. However, I still want to retain the "ALT" light as I find this actually useful. So I was thinking about modifying a non-tach underdash harness to mate with the tach headlight harness. Any thoughts? Interested in a project like this? Edited April 23, 2013 by 69gmachine spelling Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlife 814 Report post Posted April 24, 2013 Welcome, I may need some advice on how to deal with my headlight wiring when I get there. I also bought a repro ignition wiring harness because of the (unnecessary) cuts that were in my original someone made to add a lead for the electric choke on the carburetor. If you could use the original I can send it to you. Yes, please do! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlife 814 Report post Posted April 24, 2013 Welcome Randy. Can you put together custom harnesses? I have a heavily modified cougar XR-7 underdash harness that I originally bought because it had a tach and a lot of cool options such as the door ajar circuit (I ran the door ajar signal to the "OIL" idiot light). I also tied the parking brake to the existing "BRAKE SYSTEM" idiot light so I can actually get some use from it. The problem is I had to splice all the wires to the gauge cluster in order to reach and with all the splices it's a PITA to make everything fit with the AC ducts in place. I recently sent my tach out to be converted to a 3 wire so I no longer need the factory underdash tach harness. However, I still want to retain the "ALT" light as I find this actually useful. So I was thinking about modifying a non-tach underdash harness to mate with the tach headlight harness. Any thoughts? Interested in a project like this? Ouch. I once converted a 1969 Cougar harness to Mustang, and I vowed never to do that again, as there is so much that is different, including connectors. As for your harness, you have to stick with the factory configuration (either tach or non-tach), due to the constraints of the circuit cards on the back. There is no alt light with a standard dash... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SELLERSRODSHOP 13 Report post Posted April 24, 2013 Sellerrodshop wants to blame his shed burning down on me...I swear, I was with someone else's wife at the time! *G* I would have given you the wife if you had left the shed out of it. a good shed is hard to replace!! :blink: got a local guy with a 64.5 that I've been trying to push in your direction for a dash harness. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
69gmachine 15 Report post Posted April 24, 2013 Ouch. I once converted a 1969 Cougar harness to Mustang, and I vowed never to do that again, as there is so much that is different, including connectors. As for your harness, you have to stick with the factory configuration (either tach or non-tach), due to the constraints of the circuit cards on the back. There is no alt light with a standard dash... I plan to keep the factory tach gauge cluster so I need to add the wiring from the fuse panel up to the dash to complete the circuit to make the light functional. I figure modifying a non-tach harness to add a couple of circuits has to be easier than modifying a Cougar under dash harness! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pakrat 1,043 Report post Posted April 24, 2013 Welcome, it's always great to have folks like you here that provide real value and service to our hobby. Lord knows the gremlins in these cars have attacked every one of our electrical systems at one time or another. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlife 814 Report post Posted April 25, 2013 I plan to keep the factory tach gauge cluster so I need to add the wiring from the fuse panel up to the dash to complete the circuit to make the light functional. I figure modifying a non-tach harness to add a couple of circuits has to be easier than modifying a Cougar under dash harness! OK...that I can do (and have done several times in the past). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
